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Well, one of the Targets I hit on my way home from work finally restocked after 2 weeks of nothing with.............

A case of Wave 1.

3 Batman, 1 Etrigan, 1 Red Tornado, & 1 Penguin. I've read reports that basically all the 1st 4 waves are currently shipping out, so it's kind of up in the air as to what your stores are going to get re-stocked with. (If anything)

These stores that are getting the 1st wave are basically screwed. Why would Mattel ship 5 figures that have been easy to obtain for 9 months, when they have over 15 newer figures (plus variants) that have been pretty hard to find that people are begging for?

You can pre-order a full set (including both variants) of Wave 6, and an 8/9 full set of Wave 7 (including the Booster Gold variant). If you order a set of Wave 7, you can also order the chase Big Barda, though she's not confirmed as to her distribution ratio, so you may not get it, unless you order early.

I've never ordered from them, but I've only heard good things about them.

You can pre-order a full set (including both variants) of Wave 6, and an 8/9 full set of Wave 7 (including the Booster Gold variant). If you order a set of Wave 7, you can also order the chase Big Barda, though she's not confirmed as to her distribution ratio, so you may not get it, unless you order early.

I've never ordered from them, but I've only heard good things about them.

I would like to chime in and say that I very much so HIGHLY recommend using CSC for the DCUC stuff... I've been using them for years now since the days of NECA's NBX line and the 4H MOTU stuff, and they have come through each and every single time with fast shipping and no hassles.
I can't see how any collector of the DCUC line is still hitting up Targets and Wal-Marts over and over again and doing so in vain instead of just ordering these by the casefuls.

I tried ordering by the case for wave 1 and 4 out of the 6 figures had frozen joints that snapped off (see post a few pages back). So instead of going through the hassle of returning and finding new ones, I just search directly at Target now.

"I look upon my powers as a gift, not mine alone but for anyone who needs them." (Superman: Peace on Earth)

If nine hundred He-Man.Org members get eaten by Thundercats fans, but neither of them has a toyline, does it still count as a fan movement?

Well, I ordered Wave 7 from CSC, so we'll see what happens early next year.

Has anyone ordered anything from Impulse Creations, Inc? I've never heard of them, but they've got some great prices & cheap shipping, and new stuff in stock! I ordered Wonder Woman, Ares & Cyborg (All 3 were listed as in-stock when I ordered) from them, and with UPS Ground shipping, it came out to under $40!!! (read: about $13 apiece=retail price after tax)

As of right now, they still have Ares and the variant Captain Atom in-stock. (Though they do want $19 for Cap. He's equally distributed at 50/50, so I held off. Batman Beyond, Artemis & regular Cap were already gone when I found the site)

The Wave 5 Wal-Mart figures all look kind of cheap to me.
Who let the ball drop on quality control here?

From my understanding of what I've read online, Wal-Mart wanted it as cheap as possible, which is why outside of head sculpts and Riddler's cane, there are no new parts or accessories. (Riddler has the same body as the DCSH Two-Face & Clark Kent-right down to the line down the center of his tie) Unfortunately, the clear colored plastic for BL & Eradicator's eyewear was more expensive than using the solid opaque material. But I really wanna know why Riddler doesn't have the question marks on his sleeves like the prototype.

Mattel DID state though that regular (non-exclusive) upcoming figures would have the clear plastic on goggles & visors, where applicable. (Blue Beetle/Booster Gold)

Finally broke down and got Nightwing on E-bay so I could finsh of Grundy, which is really cool. Only figure I need is the un-masked Deathstroke, but not to worried if I don't find him. I have 2 Target that I check in my area pretty much daily. I've come across GL often but thats about it. I have found most of figures in Virgina, in the Fredricksburg and Richmond areas, lots of Targets to check. One of the Super Wal-marts had wave 2, but no sign of wave 3. Wave 4 is all over E-bay now. Good luck and happy hunting to all.

Just Saying...

Wave Four is now shipping for those who had pre-orders from Corner Store Comics.
If you're looking for complete waves, you should really just pre-order through these folks and spare yourself the Target trauma.

Wave Four is now shipping for those who had pre-orders from Corner Store Comics.
If you're looking for complete waves, you should really just pre-order through these folks and spare yourself the Target trauma.

I totally agree. Every wave that I want more than half the figures I have pre-ordered from CSC ever since wave 2 of the DC Superheroes line. They are usually pretty timely about getting them to you too (though the wave 3 fiasco was pretty irritating).
Lucky for me I found everyone I wanted from Wave 4 a few days ago so I don't have any DCUC searching for a while now, thanks to having no interest in wave 5.

Just got my Wonder Woman, Cyborg & Ares from Impulse Creations yesterday. Very happy with their service. Ordered them late Thursday night, and got them this morning.

Their stock on the website is kept in real-time, so if it's in stock when you order, you'll get it. Great site for people who may have missed a figure here & there. As long as you order 3 or more figures from them, UPS Ground shipping is $4. Their stock sells through fast, but gets replenished quickly, so you'll have to keep checking them periodically each day.